Quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly for a portable air conditioner

ABSTRACT

A quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly connected to a portable air conditioner and an opening of a window has a flexible heat dissipation pipe, a quick attachment collar, a quick release bushing and an adapter panel sequentially connected to one another. The quick release bushing is mounted quick detachably on the quick attachment collar. Therefore, the portable air conditioner may be attached to or detached from the opening of the window. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly excellently increases mobility of the portable air conditioner.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a pipe assembly, and more particularlyto a quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly for a portable airconditioner that allows a flexible heat dissipating tube element toquickly attach to or detach from a window connection panel, whichincreases mobility of the portable air conditioner.

2. Description of Related Art

A conventional portable air conditioner has a body, multiple wheels anda heat dissipation exhaust hole. The wheels are mounted under a bottomof the body. The heat dissipation exhaust hole is defined in a rear ofthe body and allows heated air inside the body to be discharged. Theportable air conditioner with the wheels may be moved to an optimumposition to efficiently condition indoor temperature.

To dissipate heat through the heat dissipation exhaust hole, theconventional portable air conditioner is connected to a flexible heatdissipating pipe. An outer end of the heat dissipating pipe is attachedto an opening of a common window, a ventilation window, an airconditioner window, a wall or a door board such that heat of theoperating portable air conditioner may be exhausted out of the building.

However, the windows to which the aforementioned flexible heatdissipating pipe is connected are different in sizes, positions andshapes, which disadvantage the connection between the flexible heatdissipating pipe and the windows without a suitable adapter. Therefore,an adapter panel is pre-installed to a window before the flexible heatdissipating pipe is connected to the window. The adapter panel has aconnection hole defined though the adapter panel and connected to theouter end of the flexible heat dissipating pipe.

However, the flexible heat dissipating pipe is connected securely andun-detachably to the adapter panel. To move the portable airconditioner, a user must detach the adapter panel from the window inadvance, which decreases convenience and mobility of the portable airconditioner.

To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a quickrelease heat dissipation pipe assembly for a portable air conditioner tomitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the invention is to provide a pipe assembly, andmore particularly to a quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly fora portable air conditioner that allows a flexible heat dissipating tubeelement to quickly attach to or detach from a window connection panel,which increases mobility of the portable air conditioner.

A quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly in accordance with thepresent invention is connected to a portable air conditioner and anopening of a window and comprises a flexible heat dissipation pipe, aquick attachment collar, a quick release bushing and an adapter panelsequentially connected to one another. The quick release bushing ismounted quick detachably on the quick attachment collar. Therefore, theportable air conditioner may be attached to or detached from the openingof the window. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assemblyexcellently increases mobility of the portable air conditioner.

Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention willbecome more apparent from the following detailed description when takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an operational perspective view of a quick release heatdissipation pipe assembly for a portable air conditioner in accordancewith the present invention connected to the portable air conditioner andan opening of a window;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the quick release heat dissipation pipeassembly in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the quick release heatdissipation pipe assembly in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is another exploded perspective view of the quick release heatdissipation pipe assembly in FIG. 2; and

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional top view of the quick release heatdissipation pipe assembly in FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a quick release heat dissipation pipeassembly in accordance with the present invention connected to aportable air conditioner 90 and an opening of a window 80 and comprisesa flexible heat dissipation pipe 10, a quick attachment collar 20, aquick release bushing 30 and an adapter panel 40.

With further reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, the flexible heat dissipationpipe 10 may be connected to the portable air conditioner 90 and has aninlet end 11, an outlet end 12 and a pipe channel 100. The inlet end 11is connected to a heat dissipating exhaust hole of the portable airconditioner 90. The outlet end 12 is located opposite to the inlet end11. The pipe channel 100 is defined through the flexible heatdissipation pipe 10 and communicates with the inlet end 11 and theoutlet end 12.

The quick attachment collar 20 is mounted around the outlet end 12 ofthe flexible heat dissipation pipe 10 and has a through hole 200, amounting ring 22 and a quick attachment ring 21.

The through hole 200 is defined through the quick attachment collar 20.

The mounting ring 22 is formed on the quick attachment collar 20, ismounted on the outlet end 12 of the flexible heat dissipation pipe 10and has an annular mounting groove 221 defined in the mounting ring 22and receiving the outlet end 12 of the flexible heat dissipation pipe10.

The quick attachment ring 21 is formed on and protrudes axially from themounting ring 22 and has an annular locking rib 211 and a filter 23. Theannular locking rib 211 is formed on and protrudes radially outward fromthe quick attachment ring 21. The filter 23 is formed in the throughhole 200 and has multiple meshes 231.

The quick release bushing 30 is mounted quick detachably on the quickattachment ring 21 of the quick attachment collar 20 and has apassageway 300, a quick release tube 31 and a mounting tube 32.

The passageway 300 is defined through the quick release bushing 30.

The quick release tube 31 formed on the quick release bushing 30, ismounted detachably on the quick attachment ring 21 of the quickattachment collar 20 and has two resilient clamps 33. The resilientclamps 33 are formed oppositely on the quick release tube 31, detachablyclamp the annular locking rib 211 and each resilient clamp 33 has a pullelement 331 and a hooking element 332. The pull element 331 is formed onthe resilient clamp 33 and may be pulled by a user to detach theresilient clamps 33 from the annular locking rib 211. The hookingelement 332 is formed on and protrudes from the pull element 331 andselectively hooks on the annular locking rib 211.

The mounting tube 32 is formed on the quick release tube 31 and has anannular mounting flange 321. The annular mounting flange 321 is formedon a distal end of the mounting tube 32 and has at least two resilienthooking elements 322 formed on the annular mounting flange 321 andhooking on the.

The adapter panel 40 may be mounted in the opening of the window 80, isconnected to the quick release bushing 30 and has a connection hole 41.The connection hole 41 is defined through the adapter panel 40, ismounted around the annular mounting flange 321 of the mounting tube 32and has an annular inner mounting edge hooked by the least two resilienthooking elements 322.

The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly is connected to theheat dissipating exhaust hole of the portable air conditioner 90 withthe inlet end 11. The quick release bushing 30 is mounted quickdetachably on the quick attachment collar 20. Therefore, the portableair conditioner 90 may be attached to or detached from the opening ofthe window 80. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assemblyexcellently increases mobility of the portable air conditioner 90.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the presentinvention have been set forth in the foregoing description, togetherwith details of the structure and function of the invention, thedisclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details,especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts withinthe principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by thebroad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims areexpressed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A quick release heat dissipation pipe assemblycomprising: a flexible heat dissipation pipe having an inlet end; anoutlet end; and a pipe channel defined through the flexible heatdissipation pipe and communicating with the inlet end and the outletend; a quick attachment collar mounted around the outlet end of theflexible heat dissipation pipe and having a through hole defined throughthe quick attachment collar; a mounting ring formed on the quickattachment collar and mounted on the outlet end of the flexible heatdissipation pipe; and a quick attachment ring formed on and protrudingaxially from the mounting ring and having an annular locking rib formedon and protruding radially outward from the quick attachment ring; aquick release bushing mounted quick detachably on the quick attachmentring of the quick attachment collar and having a passageway definedthrough the quick release bushing; a quick release tube formed on thequick release bushing, mounted detachably on the quick attachment ringof the quick attachment collar and having two resilient clamps formedoppositely on the quick release tube and detachably clamping the annularlocking rib; and a mounting tube formed on the quick release tube; andan adapter panel connected to the quick release bushing and having aconnection hole defined through the adapter panel and mounted around themounting tube.
 2. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the quick attachment ring has a filterformed in the through hole and having multiple meshes.
 3. The quickrelease heat dissipation pipe assembly as claimed in claim 2, whereinthe mounting ring has an annular mounting groove defined in the mountingring and receiving the outlet end of the flexible heat dissipation pipe.4. The quick release heat dissipation pipe assembly as claimed in claim3, wherein each resilient clamp has a pull element formed on theresilient clamp; and a hooking element formed on and protruding from thepull element and selectively hooking on the annular locking rib.
 5. Thequick release heat dissipation pipe assembly as claimed in claim 4,wherein the mounting tube has an annular mounting flange formed on adistal end of the mounting tube and having at least two resilienthooking elements formed on the annular mounting flange and hooking anannular inner mounting edge of the connection hole of the adapter panel.